00:00Instead of visiting Tranquility Secondary School, the Special Psychosocial Intervention and Education Engagement Team merged the visit at Bishop's Anstey
00:10High School to include Tranquility students.
00:13About two weeks ago, Alderman Wayne Griffith was beaten by a group of Tranquility students as he tried to break
00:19up a fight.
00:20Director of Policy and Community Support in the Ministry of Homeland Security Zaheer Ali says the program hinges on prevention
00:27and after the incident involving Tranquility students, it was felt that the intervention was needed.
00:34But to really educate these children to understand that that engagement may not have been the most appropriate response and
00:40for those who may be thinking or similarly inclined to be able to bring that to an end.
00:46Last but not least, a very key inclusion in the response that we are making, the inclusion of the prison
00:52service.
00:53The former students of both schools were able to hear the unedited experiences of two inmates.
00:58One of them was jailed for murder when he was age 14.
01:02Among his regrets, the loss of his brother.
01:05Gunmen came for him, but his brother paid the price in his absence.
01:10And today I must say in the engagement and prayer that we have seen that attention.
01:15They were drawn to the story.
01:17Ali says vulnerability can be due to a number of reasons.
01:20No parenting, bad parenting and gang and other negative activities in communities, placing strain on the minds of children who
01:28are then acting out.
01:29We have received intelligence reports about issues of vaping.
01:33Very serious matter.
01:35We have received situations where their children are exposed to a dangerous drug, cannabis.
01:39Our school is in a crisis and our nation is in a crisis.
01:43Just yesterday we met with some principals and the principal would have stated 31 parents would have, teachers would have
01:49stayed home last week because she was, they were afraid and they were frustrated with the form one students.
01:55They are viewed by the team as a sensitive group having to transition from primary to secondary school, merging cultures.
02:02And psychiatrist Dr. Varma de Altsing adds another dimension.
02:07In teenage years you have the surge of hormones coming in, the testosterone, and these hormones will sometimes have these
02:15kids now behaving in manners like more aggressive, more, you know, understand their feelings.
02:20With the psychosocial expertise on the team, these elements are being explained to the students and they are also being
02:27presented with various ways in treating with those feelings, such as breathing techniques, how to address conflict with their parents,
02:35and how to socialize with their peers.
02:37President of the TNT Association of Psychologists, Victoria Sirinarayan Jilal Singh, states that poor behavior among students usually points to
02:46a lack of resources in the system.
02:48She outlines that identifying those gaps is crucial.
02:52One of the things that we've heard from many students in multiple areas is that they don't feel good.
03:00They're not feeling as though their parents and their teachers are listening to them.
03:05And by extension, I will go so far to say that they probably don't feel as though their nation is
03:10listening to them.
03:11The psychologist points out that adults are responsible for caring for children, and it is important that they are able
03:19to regulate themselves and acknowledge their shortcomings, as this will set examples for children.
03:25Former West Indies Women's Captain Marissa Aguilera-Fraser calls her parents her role models.
03:32Because whenever I had a question, my mother was there, my dad was there to give her advice.
03:38We're told that principals are now requesting the team in their schools.
03:42This program is being paid with a national parenting seminar to foster better results.
03:49Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.
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